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J. S. BERRY.

GATE LATCH.

No. 574,518. Patented Jan. 5, 1897.

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JOHN S. BERRY, OF TYLER, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF TIVO-TI'IIRDS TO WILLIAM QUINN AND MORRIS DOVVLER, OF SAME PLACE.

GATE-LATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,518, dated January 5, 1897.

Application filed gust 15J 1896. Serial No. 602,852- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. BERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tyler, in the county of Smith and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to gate-latches; and it consists in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Figs. 2, 3,

and 4 are face views of the latch-post and latch.

My invention is described as follows: A is the gate-post. B is the latch-post.

C is a hinged beam.

D is the latch-beam, and E are the slats and braces.

Near the top of the post A is secured a 2 5 perforated bearing a, and on the top of the hinged beam 0 is a metal cup at, with a bearing-pin (6 which works through the perforations in the bearing a.

Near the foot of the post A is secured a 3o bearing Z). This bearing is provided with a perforation in which the pin of beam 0 works. The gate is so mounted on the bearing 12 that when it is open either way and not secured it automatically swings shut of its own 3 5 gravity, and as it swings shut it is automatically locked to the latch-post B by means of the latch shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

In the gate-beam D is secured a latch-pin d, and to the inner face of the gate-post B is 0 secured a latch which I designate in a general way as latch F. Latch F consists of the plate 1, secured to the inner face of the post, and in the upper part of the said plate is a recess 2, leaving projections 3, and between these projections is hinged a piece 4, provided with a recess or notch 5. Said piece is rigidly secured to and hinged by means of the rod 6, which carries on each end an elbow extension and handle-knob 7.

Pivoted to the face and near each end of the'plate 1 are-hangers S and 8, the upper ends of which rest against the outer ends of the piece 4.

No matter in which way the gate may come shut the latch-pin cl trips the lower end of one of the hangers and passes in between the two hangers and is locked, because it cannot from the inside or from its position between said hangers pass out, because if the said pin d strikes against the inner face of either hanger the upper end of the hanger thus struck immediately impinges or comes against the end of piece 4.

If the gate shuts in the direction shown in Fig. 3, it trips hanger S and immediatelyit comes in contact with hanger 8, and while it is passing to 8 hanger 8 falls back into position. (See Fig. 2.) If the gate shuts from the opposite direction, it trips hanger 8 and passes on and comes in contact with hanger 8, and in the meantime hanger 8 falls back into position, and the gate is locked; and when the gate is so locked it cannot be opened until the piece 4 is turned up, (see Fig. 4,) and when so turned up its under face is flush with the outer face of the plate 1, in which case said hangers turn freelyon their pivots and the gate may be opened either way, east or west.

One of the great troubles in latching gates has been that the latch would jump the notch and pass on or strike the post and spring back beyond the notch. The object of this latch is to remedy such evils. Vith my invention the pin (Z is sure to be caught and held in position until released by some artificial means.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a gate, substantially as shown and described the combination of the latch-pin d, secured in beam D, with latch F, secured to the inner face of post B, and consisting of the plate 1, having recess 2, hinged piece 4, fittingin said recess; hangers S and 8, pivoted one to each end of the plate 1, and having upper extensions adapted to impinge against the ends of piece 4, snbstanl pinge one against each end of the piece 4, 1o tiallyas shown and described and for the pnrsubstantially asshown and described and for poses set forth. the purposes set forth.

A gate-1atch, consisting of the plate 1, I In testimony whereof I affix my signature having the recess 2, and extensions 3; piece in presence of two Witnesses. 4, fitting in said recess and hinged between JOHN S. BERRY. extensions 3; hangers 8 and S, pivoted to i Witnesses: the face and one at each end of the plate 1, WILLIAM QUINN,

and having upper extensions adapted to ini- MORRIS DOWLER. 

